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RV: Hypertextes (CIS-CNRS online book club): three sessions in English, one tomorrow April 10
by Public discussion list (with public archive) open to anyone who wishes to discuss Internet & Society issues. April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Dear all, I’m forwarding this valuable information from our colleagues at the Centre for Internet and Society of CNRS in France. Thanks, Armando Guio ________________________________ De: MUSIANI Francesca <francesca.musiani(a)cnrs.fr> Enviado: miércoles, 9 de abril de 2025 15:17 Para: contact(a)networkofcenters.net <contact(a)networkofcenters.net> Cc: ALEXANDRE Olivier <olivier.alexandre(a)cnrs.fr>; VASLIN Celine <celine.vaslin(a)cnrs.fr> Asunto: Hypertextes (CIS-CNRS online book club): three sessions in English, one tomorrow April 10 Dear all, Please allow me to share the announcement of the final three sessions of Hypertextes, the online book club of the Centre for Internet and Society of CNRS. All three of them will be in English, and one is tomorrow afternoon! Hoping to see you there! Francesca --- Inscription : https://evento.renater.fr/survey/hypertextes-7oi2n9xz<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__evento.renater.fr_surv…> Jeudi 10 avril 2025, 16h à 17h Ya-Wen Lei (Harvard University), pour son ouvrage The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China (Princeton University Press, 2023). Sa présentation sera discutée par Séverine Arsène, politologue et sinologue, chercheuse associée au médialab (Sciences Po). Since the mid-2000s, the Chinese state has increasingly shifted away from labor-intensive, export-oriented manufacturing to a process of socioeconomic development centered on science and technology. Ya-Wen Lei traces the contours of this techno-developmental regime and its resulting form of techno-state capitalism, telling the stories of those whose lives have been transformed — for better and worse — by China’s rapid rise to economic and technological dominance. Drawing on groundbreaking fieldwork and a wealth of in-depth interviews with managers, business owners, workers, software engineers, and local government officials, Lei describes the vastly unequal values assigned to economic sectors deemed “high-end” versus “low-end,” and the massive expansion of technical and legal instruments used to measure and control workers and capital. She shows how China’s rise has been uniquely shaped by its time-compressed development, the complex relationship between the nation’s authoritarian state and its increasingly powerful but unruly tech companies, and an ideology that fuses nationalism with high modernism, technological fetishism, and meritocracy. Some have compared China’s extraordinary transformation to America’s Gilded Age. This provocative book reveals how it is more like a gilded cage, one in which the Chinese state and tech capital are producing rising inequality and new forms of social exclusion. + d'infos sur cette séance : https://cis.cnrs.fr/hypertextes-ya-wen-lei/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_hypertexte…> Lundi 28 avril 2025, 16h à 17h Quinn Slobodian (Boston University), , pour son livre Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right (Princeton University Press, 2025). Sa présentation sera discutée par Théo Bourgeron (University of Edinburgh) et Apolline Taillandier (University of Cambridge and University of Bonn). + d'infos sur cette séance : https://cis.cnrs.fr/hypertextes-quinn-slobodian/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_hypertexte…> Lundi 12 mai 2025, 18h30 à 19h30 Thomas S. Mullaney (Stanford University), , pour son ouvrage The Chinese Computer. A Global History of the Information Age (MIT Press, 2024). Sa présentation sera discutée par Camille Paloque-Bergès (HT2S, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers). + d'infos sur cette séance : https://cis.cnrs.fr/hypertextes-thomas-s-mullaney/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_hypertexte…> -- Francesca Musiani, Ph.D. Directrice de recherche | Research Professor, CNRS<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cnrs.fr_&d=DwMF-g&c…> Directrice | Director, Centre Internet et Société<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_&d=DwMF-g&…> (UPR 2000 CNRS) Directrice adjointe | Deputy Director, GDR Internet, IA et Société<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_presentati…> (GDR 2091 CNRS) I'm also associated with: i3-CSI<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.csi.ensmp.fr_&d=DwM…>, MINES ParisTech | Internet Governance Lab<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__internetgovernancelab.…>, American University I co-lead projects: DIGISOV<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__digisov.org_&d=DwMF-g&…> | TIGre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__netgouv.hypotheses.org…> I help co-editing: Internet Policy Review<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__policyreview.info_&d=D…> | RESET<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__journals.openedition.o…> I'm an advisor for: ISOC France<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.isoc.fr_&d=DwMF-g&…> | ANSSI<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ssi.gouv.fr_agence…> | IAMCR<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__iamcr.org_governance_i…> I'm here on the Web (FR<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_francesca-…> | EN<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cis.cnrs.fr_en_frances…>), including my publications. <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_franmusian…>

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Fwd: Webinar Invite | Data Governance Disconnect — The US has no Strategy for the Data that Underpins AI
by susan ariel aaronson April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Hi. I'd be grateful if you could put this out on your lists. Thank you. [image: YouTube] <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/2on5m2> HOME <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/iho5m2> | ABOUT <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/y9o5m2> | RESEARCH <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/e2p5m2> | PUBLICATIONS <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/uuq5m2> | RESOURCES <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/anr5m2> | EVENTS <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/qfs5m2> | CONTACT US <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/67s5m2> *Upcoming Webinar* Webinar 50: *Data Governance Disconnect — The US has no Strategy for the Data that Underpins AI* Time: *Friday, April 11 at 10:00AM EST* Stay tuned for new speakers to be announced! PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE YOUR WEBINAR LINK <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/2su5m2> The President and Vice President <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/ilv5m2> of the US have made it clear: AI is a national security and economic priority. Vice President Vance declared, “this administration will ensure that American AI technology continues to be the gold standard worldwide and we are the partner of choice for others -- foreign countries and certainly businesses -- as they expand their own use of AI.” <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/ydw5m2> But the Biden and Trump Administration have not paid sufficient attention to a key element of the AI supply chain, data. In contrast with Germany, Switzerland, and other countries, the US has no national strategy for the role of data in the economy or for the various types of data that underpin foundation models. <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/e6w5m2>The US also has no clear strategy for domestic or international dataset <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/uyx5m2> sharing beyond the NAIRR, <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/ary5m2>which could be defunded. The Biden Administration issued the first executive orders since Reagan, to limit the free flow of data and data broker sales to some countries. Please join us for Webinar 50 which will explore the implications of U.S. data policies for AI development. *Speakers: * Cobun Zweifel-Keegan <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/qjz5m2>, Managing Director, IAPP Clara Langevin <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/6b05m2>, AI Policy Specialist, Federation of American Scientists *Moderator:* Dr. Susan Aaronson <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/m405m2>, Founder and Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. co-PI, Governance, NSF Trustworthy AI Institute for Law and Society Please register to receive your Zoom link and/or access to the Online Event Page to attend. *Questions? *Contact Dr. Susan Aaronson, saaronso(a)gwu.edu <https://click.gwu.edu/click/id5bgi/6bk5bgke/2w15m2> Manage <https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1949788/1935780/493894052/3355904…> your preferences | Opt Out <https://click.gwu.edu/optout/id5bgi/6bk5bgke?s=2kH93j59EjDb7T_oLymOFFkxJoou…> using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up <https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1949788/1935780.493894052/> to receive our future emails. View this email online <https://click.gwu.edu/message/id5bgi/6bk5bgke>. 1957 E St NW None | Washington D.C., DC 20052 US This email was sent to mmoreno1(a)email.gwu.edu. *To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.* -- *Susan Ariel Aaronson, Ph.D.* *Research Professor of International Affairs and GWU Public Interest Technology Scholar,* *co-PI, NSF-NIST Trustworthy AI Institute for Law and Society * *Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University* https://elliott.gwu.edu/susan-aaronson https://www.trails.umd.edu/ *Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub* *https://datagovhub.elliott.gwu.edu/ <https://datagovhub.elliott.gwu.edu/>* *Also,* *Senior Fellow, Economics, Center for International Governance Innovation * https://www.cigionline.org/person/susan-ariel-aaronson *To see many of my publications go to:http://goo.gl/j9bdKY <http://goo.gl/j9bdKY>*

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Fwd: Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub's Data Governance Mapping Consultation
by susan ariel aaronson March 18, 2025

March 18, 2025

Could you put this out on your lists, please? Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub <datagovhub(a)gwu.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM Subject: Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub's Data Governance Mapping Consultation To: <saaronson2(a)gmail.com> Please help the DataGovHub and provide feedback on our Data Mapping Project [image: Please help the DataGovHub and provide feedback on our Data Mapping Project] [image: Alternate text] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/2089h2> [image: Twitter] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/it99h2> [image: LinkedIn] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/ylaai2> [image: YouTube] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/eebai2> HOME <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/u6bai2> | ABOUT <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/azcai2> | RESEARCH <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/qrdai2> | PUBLICATIONS <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/6jeai2> | RESOURCES <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/mcfai2> | EVENTS <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/24fai2> | CONTACT US <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/ixgai2> Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub's Data Governance Mapping Consultation *Help Shape the Future of AI & Data Governance Mapping* In 2019, the Hub created the first metric of global data governance for 68 countries and the EU. As AI has evolved, and as AI has become increasingly important to economic growth and national security, we have decided to revamp our indicator of data governance. Specifically, we want to understand what aspects of data governance are helpful as developers create, test, and deploy AI. Our indicators include strategies; new governance bodies; data protection laws; and international agreements. Could you provide us with feedback? Please find our feedback form <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/yphai2> and proposed metric <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/eiiai2> attached. Thank you. Data Governance Mapping Consultation Form <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/a3jai2> *Questions? *Contact Dr. Susan Aaronson, saaronso(a)gwu.edu <https://t.e2ma.net/click/arq7ei/aflz3nx/qvkai2> or Michael Moreno, mmoreno1(a)gwu.edu Manage <https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1949788/1935780/492008868/5090194…> your preferences | Opt Out <https://t.e2ma.net/optout/arq7ei/aflz3nx?s=1EdSblJZUKNdiCwVRwOoRS4vfD0be2w_…> using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up <https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1949788/1935780.492008868/> to receive our future emails. View this email online <https://t.e2ma.net/message/arq7ei/aflz3nx>. 1957 E St NW None | Washington D.C., DC 20052 US This email was sent to saaronson2(a)gmail.com. *To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.* -- *Susan Ariel Aaronson, Ph.D.* *Research Professor of International Affairs and GWU Public Interest Technology Scholar,* *co-PI, NSF-NIST Trustworthy AI Institute for Law and Society * *Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University* https://elliott.gwu.edu/susan-aaronson https://www.trails.umd.edu/ *Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub* *https://datagovhub.elliott.gwu.edu/ <https://datagovhub.elliott.gwu.edu/>* *Also,* *Senior Fellow, Economics, Center for International Governance Innovation * https://www.cigionline.org/person/susan-ariel-aaronson *To see many of my publications go to:http://goo.gl/j9bdKY <http://goo.gl/j9bdKY>*

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Fwd: Webinar | China is Making Data an Asset — What does it mean for the economy and data-driven technologies?
by susan ariel aaronson March 11, 2025

March 11, 2025

Hi. I've asked several times for this to be posted. I am the head of the hosting organization a member of the NOC. Not sure why this message is being ignore. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Institute for International Economic Policy <iiep(a)gwu.edu> Date: Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM Subject: Webinar | China is Making Data an Asset — What does it mean for the economy and data-driven technologies? To: <saaronso(a)gwu.edu> You're invited to a Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub webinar! March 07, 2025 View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/gwu.edu/should-the-usg-establish-a-publicly-funded-ai-op…> *Webinar 49:* *China is Making Data an Asset — What are the Implications?* *Friday, March 21 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am ET | Virtual* Register Here <https://gwu.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef0b38a8b995e449ee9ab45f5&id=…> *Please join the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub for a discussion of China’s strategic goals for data assetization and much more!* Every country has data, but only one country, China, has created a program to allow firms to value their data as an asset. Over time, this initiative could allow China, a country, with lots of data, to create a new source of revenue, which in turn could stimulate new markets and sources of data. Moreover, it could have a significant impact on China’s AI competitiveness. Ironically, Chinese firms have not welcomed the initiative, because companies are concerned about complex compliance requirements, valuation challenges, and concerns over data security. Please join us for Webinar 49 which will explore China’s strategic goals for data assetization, the role of state-led data marketplaces, and how these efforts fit into the country’s broader AI ambitions. *Speakers* *Dr. Lizzi Lee* <https://gwu.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef0b38a8b995e449ee9ab45f5&id=…>, Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s (ASPI) Center for China Analysis *Ran Guo* <https://gwu.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef0b38a8b995e449ee9ab45f5&id=…>, Affiliated Researcher at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis *Moderator* *Dr. Susan Aaronson* <https://gwu.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef0b38a8b995e449ee9ab45f5&id=…>, Founder and Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. co-PI, Governance, NSF Trustworthy AI Institute for Law and Society Please register to receive your Zoom link and/or access to the Online Event Page to attend. Questions? 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AI Tech & Policy Talk (AITPT) - FemTech Apps & AI: Regulatory Challenges (Tuesday March 25, 2025)
by Ammihud Joseph March 11, 2025

March 11, 2025

Dear NoC Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to join us online on Tuesday March 25, from 5:30 to 7 pm (Swiss / CET time = from 11.30 am to 1 pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time) for the next session of our AI Tech and Policy Talks (AITPT) organized by our Digital Law Center. This AITPT session will feature a presentation by Dr. Marie-Hélène Peter-Spiess<https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-helene-spiess/>, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich<https://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/staff/senior-assistants/pdoc-peter-spiess.html>, Switzerland on: FemTech Apps & AI: Regulatory Challenges The presentation will be followed by comments from: Prof. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux<https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurelia-tamo-larrieux-81a31130b/?originalSubdom…>, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Lausanne<https://applicationspub.unil.ch/interpub/noauth/php/Un/UnPers.php?PerNum=12…>, Switzerland ; and Dr. Hannah van Kolfschooten<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/k/o/h.b.vankolfschooten/h.b.van-kolfschooten.…>, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam<https://www.uva.nl/en>, Netherlands. The participation is free upon registration (until Monday March 24 – 12:00 p.m (CET)) at: https://formulaire.unige.ch/outils/limesurveyfac/droit/index.php/444596?lan… More information about this session and about the other AITPT sessions is available at: https://www.digitallawcenter.ch/en/event/AITPT Feel free to share this invitation with interested colleague. Please reach out should you have any questions about AITPT / if you are interested to present your on-going AI policy projects at a future AITPT session (digitallawcenter(a)unige.ch<mailto:digitallawcenter@unige.ch>). Thank you and best regards, Prof. Jacques de Werra Ammihud Joseph

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Wikimedia events at SXSW!
by Jan Gerlach March 7, 2025

March 7, 2025

Hello everyone Wikimedia is hosting several events in Austin, TX for SXSW this weekend. If you're traveling there, please don't miss some great conversations and *FOOD*: *=>SATURDAY SXSW Panel: How can fictional futures strengthen truth <https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP151603>? *Join the Wikimedia Foundation's Rebecca MacKinnon and CJR's Sewell Chan who will lead a great conversation around that question with authors Laila Lalami (The Dream Hotel) and Stephen Harrison (The Editors) at 11:30am CT, Hilton Austin Downtown *=>SUNDAY ALL-DAY OPEN HOUSE at 811 Congress Ave (click here to snag your spot) <https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/openhouse/> *Featuring: - *Breakfast + late morning conversation *with *SJ Klein and Andrew Lih*: "AI Inbound: What roles do machines play in Wikipedia’s human-centric world?" - *Lunch + afternoon conversation* "AI Outbound: What roles does Wikipedia play in technology development?" - COCKTAILS & DINNER (RSVP here <https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/openhouse/>) Feel free to forward this to other interested people as well! Thank you very much and we'd love to see NoC people there. Best, Jan

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Global Call for Submissions: UNDP AI Trust & Safety Programme
by Guio Espanol, Armando March 3, 2025

March 3, 2025

Dear All, We are excited to share a timely opportunity to join the UNDP’s first-ever AI Trust and Safety Re-Imagination Programme from innovators working at the intersection of AI and T&S. Here is the information provided by UNDP colleagues: "The UNDP Trust and Safety Re-Imagination Programme seeks to: * Gather practical experiences and data on how AI products and systems manifest new risks that create harm in local contexts; * Lay the foundations for equitable and safe AI development ecosystems that support local startups and the safe application of AI in developing countries; and * Explore innovative partnerships that ensure safety-by-design in the early stage of AI development and deployment. Selected participants will present to global stakeholders in regional and global convening sessions over the next 6 months. Submissions are encouraged from innovators working at the intersection of AI and T&S, which may range from prototypes, unpublished or recently published research, to a fully-fledged product or solution that has been deployed. Below are the key dates for participants: * Information sessions will be held on February 13 and 17, March 6, April 3, and May 1 (Sign up here<https://www.sparkblue.org/content/information-sessions-public-event-program…>) * Round 1: Systemic Trust and Safety regional challenges and the impact of AI, Deadline: 20 February 2025. * Round 2: Emerging AI risks and escalations, Deadline: 20 March 2025. * Round 3: Theme to be determined by submissions and previous rounds, Deadline: 24 April 2025 * Round 4: Locally tailored solutions, Deadline: 22 May 2025. We invite individuals and teams to learn more about the programme and submit their projects here: https://www.undp.org/digital/ai-trust-and-safety Please also take a look at the UNDP Chief Digital Office Trello site if you're interested: https://trello.com/b/hqZZdFhV/undp-chief-digital-office-2024 We encourage you to submit as early as possible and look forward to seeing the amazing work that will come from this opportunity.” Best regards, Armando Guio Executive Director [cid:35770016-6dc9-4db4-a24c-bfa2fff3041f]

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Call for Papers to the Luhmann Conference 2025 in Cambridge (9-12 September 2025)
by Dr. Steffen Roth Feb. 19, 2025

Feb. 19, 2025

Call for papers to the Luhmann Conference 2025 Topic: Programmes. Observed with social systems theory Venue: University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Submission deadline (abstracts): 15 May 2025 Conference dates: 09-12 September 2025 Pre-conference dinner: 08 September 2025 Supported by the European Sociological Association and the Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik Theme “… the differentiation of coding and programming makes the reappearance of the third value possible” (Luhmann, 1989, p. 41) In observing programmes through the lens of social systems theory (Luhmann, 2018), we discover a centre pillar of decided orders and structural feature of organised complexity. Programmes guide decisions, establishing the conditions under which they are deemed good or bad, right or wrong, or lucrative or ruinous. Programmes constitute interfaces between organisations and the codes of the function systems (Sales et al., 2022; Roth, 2023), but may also refer to, or be understood as, forms of moral code (Laursen, 2022), including coded preferences for particular function systems. As preference resonates with precedence, programmes are also instrumental in creating rankings and other stratified orders. Moreover, programmes define what is on screen or “on line”, shaping what occupies the centre, and not only the periphery, of social attention. Programmes also operate a diverse set of guiding distinctions to decide who or what is included or excluded the multifaceted segments of modern world society. In this way, programmes are compatible with the source codes of all four basic forms of social differentiation (Roth, 2025): segmentary, centre-periphery, stratified, and functional. At the same time, the concept of programmes as architectures of code is compatible not only with the guiding distinctions of society as observed by social systems theory in the tradition of Niklas Luhmann (Roth et al., 2025), but also with the key technologies and self-descriptions of a digitally transforming society. While the notion of programmes predates the digital computer revolution, architectures and metaphors of programmes and code have become as ubiquitous today as have the computers processing them to mediate almost every aspect of organic, psychic, and social life. This pervasiveness now seems to extend even to the heartlands of analogue communication, which some argue are currently being taken over by technologies (Tække, 2022) that others view as hardly more than glorified search engines such as ChatGPT or Gemini. The possibility that this very text on programmes has been generated by a computer programme adds an intriguing layer of complexity or, at least, complication. Whether attributed to a software programme or a group of wetware computers, the existence of such opaque text in the age of AI underscores the pervasive interplay between programmes as forms of social systems and the social systems they shape … Read the full Call for Papers here: https://wp.me/pvO07-256 Consider also subscribing to the Systems Theories JISCMAIL mailing list for updates at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/systems ***** Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Steffen Roth Full Professor of Management, Excelia Business School La Rochelle, France Full Professor of Social Sciences, Kazimieras Simonavicius University, Lithuania Adjunct Professor of Economic Sociology, University of Turku, Finland Visiting Academic, University of Cambridge, UK myURL: http://derroth.com <http://derroth.com/> ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-601X X: derrothdotcom <https://twitter.com/derrothdotcom> Recent articles GUIDING DISTINCTIONS OF SOCIAL THEORY. Results from two online brainstormings and one quantitative analysis of the ISA Books of the XX Century corpus @CS: https://wp.me/pvO07-24Z THE STATE AS CREATIVE DESTROYER: A systems perspective on entrepreneurship by organised monopolies on violence @IJEBR: https://wp.me/pvO07-24C RAINMAKING. Observed with social systems theory @SRBS: https://wp.me/pvO07-23o SPACESHIP EARTH. A total institution @EcolEc: https://wp.me/pvO07-1Zy TRUTH TABLES, TRUE DISTINCTIONS. Paradoxes of the source code of science @SPAA: https://wp.me/pvO07-1Pu HEALTH BEYOND MEDICINE. A planetary theory extension @SH&I: https://wp.me/pvO07-1ID

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webinar “AI Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries”
by Luca Belli Feb. 19, 2025

Feb. 19, 2025

Dear colleagues, In case you are interested, the Center for Technology & Society at FGV and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are organizing a webinar on “AI Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries” that will take place tomorrow, Thursday 20 February, from 10:00 to 12:00 BRT (GMT-3). The webinar is part of the series of events on Digital Policies in the BRICS that CTS-FGV and MFA are organizing to discuss the most pressing digital issues for the BRICS grouping ahead of the BRICS Summit that will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 6-7 July, under the Brazilian rotating presidency https://brics.br/en Here some useful links * the webinar webpage https://direitorio.fgv.br/en/event/webinar-ai-sovereignty-brics-countries * "The webinar will be broadcast live on FGV's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/live/iWbFgQ3ZFzE"<https://youtube.com/live/iWbFgQ3ZFzE%22> * LinkedIn post with flyer and speakers https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fgv-direito-rio_fgv-fgvriolaw-fgvdireitorio-… The goal of the webinar is to provide an understanding of i) what is AI Sovereignty, ii) to what extent BRICS countries are AI sovereign and how their enhanced cooperation could increase their digital sovereignty, iii) and what can other countries learn from BRICS experiences. Here some background readings that can be useful * What is AI Sovereignty and Why Brazil Can Lead the Global Debate About It https://www.medianama.com/2024/06/223-views-ai-sovereignty-brazil-global-de… * The Quest for AI Sovereignty Transparency and Accountability https://cyberbrics.info/pre-print-the-quest-for-ai-sovereignty-transparency… * BRICS countries and AI sovereignty: Introduction to Thematic Section https://doi.org/10.23962/ajic.i34.20864 * Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances are Reshaping Digital Governance https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/digital-sovereignty-in-the-brics-count… Please feel free to share this message through your networks! All the best Luca [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor | FGV Law Schoool Coordinator | Center for Technology & Society [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t@1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]perso… www.lucabelli.net<https://lucabelli.net/> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]CTS-F… direitorio.fgv.br/cts<https://direitorio.fgv.br/cts> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]CPDP LatAm www.cpdp.lat<http://www.cpdp.lat/> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]cyber… www.cyberbrics.info<http://www.cyberbrics.info/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message, as well as any attached document, may contain personal data and information that is confidential and privileged and is intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this email or attached documents, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email by mistake.

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CfP From Platform Governance to Generative AI:Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance
by Christian Katzenbach Feb. 13, 2025

Feb. 13, 2025

Dear colleagues, We are hosting the 2025 AoIR Flashpoint Symposium this year at my lab PGMT in Bremen, Germany. Please take note of the short deadline for abstract submissions (February 15, that is this Saturday!) – and the great line-up of plenary speakers (Natali Helberger, Tarleton Gillespie, Sarah T. Roberts, Thomas Poell). **From Platform Governance to Generative AI:Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance** 2025 AoIR Flashpoint Symposium, 3-4 June 2025, Bremen, Germany Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), University of Bremen **Submission Deadline for Abstracts: 15 February 2025** Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Natali Helberger, Sarah T. Roberts, Thomas Poell Call for Papers (short): The study of platform governance and generative AI has become increasingly critical as these technologies significantly (re)shape public discourse, societal norms, and policy-making processes. By determining how information is created, shared, and consumed, these technological systems raise complex questions of accountability, fairness, transparency, contestability, and ethics. After 20 years of social media these challenges remain topical, and both current political developments as well as the advent of generative AI will exacerbate rather than relieve those challenges. The AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 in Bremen aims to contribute to these urgent discussions on governance and normative questions. Submissions for research papers or policy/position papers, or for pre-curated panels, will take the form of 400-600 word abstracts. *The submission deadline is 15 February 2025.* The complete Call for Papers, more information on the symposium and the link for submissions are available here: https://platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpoint-symposium-2025/ Inquiries can be sent to aoir2025(a)uni-bremen.de <mailto:aoir2025@uni-bremen.de>. The Symposium organisers are Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach, Dr. Daria Dergacheva, and Dr. Dennis Redeker. It would be great to see some NOC colleagues with us in Bremen! Best, Christian Katzenbach — Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach Professor of Media and Communication Centre for Media, Communication & Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen www.uni-bremen.de/zemki Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT) platform-governance.org Associated Researcher Alexander von Humboldt Institut for Internet and Society (HIIG) www.hiig.de -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> · Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/hiigberlin.bsky.social> · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/school/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

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